U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan visits Rhode Island and members of the state’s congressional delegation.

A Coventry woman appeals to Congress to ease bankruptcy rules for people devastated by medical debt.

Small business owners take their concerns about health insurance rates straight to a U.S. senator.

The U.S. Senate unanimously confirms Lt. Col. Steven O’Donnell as U.S. Marshal for the district of Rhode Island.

Then-Sen. Barack Obama visits Rhode Island in support of Sheldon Whitehouse.

President Barack Obama nominates a Rhode Island judge to serve on a federal appeals court.

U.S. Sen Sheldon Whitehouse is meeting with families burdened by high medical bills.

The community organizing group has been caught up in several scandals.

U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse have scheduled another community dinner on health care reform.

A community dinner on health care reform draws hundreds to West Warwick.

The national health care debate will be on the agenda this week for two Democratic lawmakers back from Washington.

A West Warwick man plans to testify before a Senate panel weighing whether bankruptcy courts can help people avoid foreclosure.

U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse leaves no doubt about his stance on the nomination.

Read the text of U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse’s opening statement.

Senator says “something completely unexpected” would have to happen to derail confirmation.